The Strangest Northerns: Mike Kaluta’s Frankenstein
Mike Kaluta’s Frankenstein predates the much more famous version by Berni Wrightson. Kaluta and Wrightson were old friends from their “The Studio” days. Wrightson’s artwork Read More
Category: Dark Worlds Quarterly
The Northern Thing: Artists of the Golden Age
Robert E. Howard and J. R. R. Tolkien shared one thing for sure: a love of “the Northern thing”. The two giants of heroic fantasy Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Mighty Samson
The Mighty Samson #8 (December 1966) featured a strange Northern with a Sword & Sorcery twist. The premise behind TMS was that the world has Read More
Conan the Described
Robert E. Howard described his most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, not in minute detail but more like a force of nature. In his first Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Mystery of the Indian Totem Pole
“Mystery of the Indian Totem Pole” was the second Northern adventure in Wonder Woman #47 (May-June 1951). It too was written by Robert Kanigher (as Read More
The Strangest Northerns: World Below the North Pole
“The World Below the North Pole” was Wonder Woman’s second foray as a strange Northern. This time it appeared in Wonder Woman #47 (May-June 1951). Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Treachery in the Arctic
“Treachery in the Arctic” is the first of three Wonder Woman stories that were strange Northerns. This one appeared in Sensation Comics #65 (May 1947). Read More
The High and Low Mimetic Mode in Doc Savage
In epic poetry, scholars refer to the “high mimetic” to describe poetry that elevates a subject to a larger than life mode. Take war for Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Law of the Hills
“The Law of the Hills” by Grace M. Campbell (1895-1963) appeared in Weird Tales, August 1930. Campbell was a Canadian writer. Her work appeared only Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Northern Horror
Witchcraft #2 (May-June 1952) featured “The Northern Horror”, a comic written by an unknown author but drawn by A. Albert and Joe Kubert. Once again Read More